Tommy’s teacher just called and asked us to pick him up. These phone calls maake me tense and ruin my day. Apparently Tommy is wandering the building acting silly and refusing to listen. This translates to ‘Tommy doesn’t want to sit down and work so he’s going to manipulate us’. Tommy wins because they want us to come get him. This makes me really angry because now he’ll repeat this behavior to get the reward of going home. The school is supposed to keep him there and teach him, not flap their hands and give up when he doesn’t conform to their schedule. Time to demand an IEP and start fighting again.